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Little
Nicholas
Bryan Flowers, age 8 years old, of Deyton Rd., Blairsville, went to be
with
Jesus on Thursday, April 14, 2011 from the Scottish Rite Children’s
Hospital
following an extended illness. Nicholas
was born on Oct. 20, 2002 in South Haven, MS, the son of Adam Corey
Deyton and
Heather Flowers Deyton. He was a lifelong
resident of Union County and had attended Union County Primary School. Nicholas had touched so many lives in his
short life. Nicholas attended the Cowboy
Church in Hayesville.
Surviving
Nicholas
are his parents, Adam and Heather (Flowers) Deyton of Blairsville, one
brother,
Gunnar Deyton of Blairsville, grandparents, Alan and Angie Flowers of
Blairsville, Tony and Sonya Deyton of Blairsville, Cheryl LeDoux of
Hayesville,
great grandparents, Helen Flowers of Bartow, FL, Edward and Shirley
Mashburn of
Blairsville, Viola Deyton of Blairsville, aunts and uncles, Amanda
Saunders of
Senatobia, MS, Alex Deyton of Blairsville, Amber Pruitt of Suches,
Corissa
Price of Blue Ridge, Aaron Price of Blairsville, many other relatives
and
friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 2 p.m. from the Mountain View Chapel
with the
Rev. Alan Flowers officiating. Special
music was presented by Angie Bridges, Junior Graham, Alan and Angie
Flowers. The following gentleman served as
pallbearers,
Tim Stewart, Michael Seabolt, Tyler Miller, Cody Graham, Alex Deyton
and Joel
Miller. Interment followed in the New
Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers
are accepted or in lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests
that
donations may be made to the United Community Bank c/o Alan Flowers for
Special
Needs Account for Nicholas Flowers in memory of Nicholas. The family met with friends at the funeral
home on Saturday and Sunday evening from 6-9 p.m.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
NICHOLAS BRYAN FLOWERS
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Richard
"Scrap" Wheeler, former Fulton County educator, passed away at his
home in Blairsville, Georgia on Friday, April 15, 2011 following an
extended
illness. He was 85 years old. After
graduating from Russell High School in 1942, Scrap served two tours of
duty as
a Corporal in the Marine Corps during WWII. Upon returning home
to the
States, he was instrumental in creating the Parks and Recreation
programs in
both College Park and East Point. Coach
Wheeler retired from Fulton County Schools in 1984 after 30 years of
service.
He taught high school English and also taught in the DCT program.
He was a beloved Coach at College Park High School. Coach
Wheeler
came out of the classroom to work as an Assistant to Superintendent
John
Grindle. Mr. Wheeler was a member and
Deacon of New Union Baptist Church.
Scrap
leaves behind
his loving wife, Doris; sons, Lee and Patrick Wheeler; daughter-in-law,
Cyndi
Wheeler; grandchildren, Danica Swansburg, Brett Mitchell, Keaton
Wheeler,
Jessica Wheeler, and Anna Wheeler; and great-grand children Audrey and
Cole
Swansburg, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 2 p.m. from the New Union Baptist
Church with
the Rev. Harrison Bradley and Rev. Jerry Helton officiating. The body
lay in
state at the church from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday. Special
music was presented by the New Union
Baptist Church and the House of Prayer Church Choirs. The
following gentleman served as pallbearers,
David Gowder, Tim Odom, Phillip Abernathy, Winston Chambers, Tim
Grizzle and
Marty Payne. Interment followed in the
Hemptown Baptist Church Cemetery with the North GA Honor Guard
conducting
military honors. The family met with
friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening from 6-9 p.m.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuenralhome.com
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Mr.
Edward Curtis “Ed” Seagraves, 80, of 17
Enchanted Forest Lane, Blairsville, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at
Union
General Hospital.
Born on October 8, 1930 in Athens,
GA, he was the son of Velma Connolly Seagraves and the late Dewette
Seagraves. He was a retired project
manager for Daniels Construction, a member of Cedar Creek Baptist
Church, and a
US Navy Korean War Veteran.
He is
survived by
his mother; his wife: Jackie Seagraves; one step-daughter: Sheri Gordon
and her
husband, Mike, of Hartwell; one sister: Peggy Burton of Monroe; three
grandchildren:
Dylan Gordon, Aidan Gordon, Logan Gordon; and two step-grandchildren:
Jim
Haler, and Scott Haler. Mr. Seagraves
was preceded in death by his father, first wife: Willie “Frankie”
Seagraves;
and two sisters: Jeanine Simmons, and Brenda Brue.
Graveside services were Sunday,
April 10, 2011 at 3 p.m. at Cedar Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Terry
Meeks officiating.
The body
was at the
Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, where the family received friends
from 2
to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home prior to the service.
The family is at the home of Sherri and Mike
Gordon, 1138 Peachtree Road, Elberton, GA 30635. Memorials
may be made out to the American
Cancer Society, 1684 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA 30605, or to the
charity
of one’s choice. The Strickland Funeral
Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.
On-line condolences can be sent to the family
at www.stricklandfh.com.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville brings this notice as a courtesy to the
family.
EDWARD CURTIS SEAGRAVES
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Mr.
Richard James
Steffan, age 63, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 13,
2011.
Mr.
Steffan was born
in Buffalo, NY, on November 6, 1947, a son of the late James and Nadine
Steffan. Richard was a veteran of the
U.S. Army. He had been living in this
area since 1995, moving here from Boca Raton, FL, and was a member of
the Chatuge
Gun Club.
He is
survived by
and lovingly remembered by his wife, Marien Simpson, of Blairsville;
his
mother, Nadine Steffan, of Jacksonville, FL; sister and her husband
Mary and
Samuel Cramer, of Jacksonville; daughter and her husband, Fay and Adam
Bailey,
of Dacula, GA; step-daughter, Noelle Calakos, of Pompano Beach, FL;
step-daughter and her husband, Nocole Calakos and Russell C. Meek, Jr,,
of
Chapel Hill, NC; grandson, Tyler Mead
and granddaughter, Tessa Mead. Many
other relative and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held Monday, April 18, 2011, at 11 a.m., in the Chapel of Cochran
Funeral Home
of Blairsville, with Rev. Travis Adams officiating.
Burial was in the Georgia National Cemetery
in Canton, GA.
If you
wish to do
so, memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society's Mountain
Shelter,
P.O. Box 1252, Blairsville, Georgia 30514.
Arrangements
entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please
send your condolences to the family at
our website, www.cochranfuneralhomes.com
RICHARD JAMES STEFFAN
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Mr.
Roger Burton Labouteley, age 89, of Kiloran Way, Blairsville, passed
away on
Saturday, April 16, 2011 in the Union County Nursing Home following an
extended
illness. Mr. Labouteley was born on Jan.
1, 1922 in Palmor, MA, the son of the late Gaston E. Labouteley and the
late
Alice Geer Labouteley. Roger graduated
from the Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa and also the Kellogg School
of
Management, North Western University. He
held a Masters Degree. He was a veteran
of the US Navy of WWII and the Korean Wars. Roger
served as Corpsman in WWII. He detached to
the US Marines and spent time
in the Pacific Theater with the Edison’s Raiders. He
was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor. He
was a member of the Edison’s Raiders
Association. Roger was Hospital
Administrator with the Anna Jaques Hospital for several years. He was a loving husband, father and
grandfather. Roger served his community
and country with great pride. Mr.
Labouteley attended the First United Methodist Church of Union County.
Surviving
Mr. Labouteley are his loving wife of sixty years, Barbara Rafferty
Labouteley
of Blairsville, one daughter, Suzanne Burge of Springfield, VT, two
grandchildren, Annaliese Burge and Perrin Burge both of Vermont,
several
nieces, nephews, a host of dear friends and neighbors of Nottely
Highlands,
many other relatives and friends also survive.
A
memorial service will be held at a later date with interment to follow
in the
Agawam Veterans Cemetery in Agawam, MA. In
lieu of flowers if you wish, donations may be made to a favorite
charity of
your choice in memory of Mr. Labouteley.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
ROGER BURTON LABOUTELEY
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Mr.
Robert Leonard
Chutter, age 76, of Reece Creek Rd., Blairsville passed away on Sunday,
April
10, 2011 in the Union General Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr.
Chutter was born on Sept. 23, 1934 in Plant City, FL, the son of the
late
Leonard Chutter and the late Naomi Osborne Chutter. Robert
retired from Publix after over forty-five
years of service. Robert and his wife,
Charlsey made their home in Blairsville in 1983 moving here from Plant
City,
FL. He was a loving husband, father,
brother, grandfather and great grandfather. Mr.
Chutter was of the Pentecostal faith.
Surviving
Mr.
Chutter are his loving wife of fifty-four years, Charlsey Kendrick
Chutter of
Blairsville, one son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Theresa Chutter of
Clinton,
TN, one daughter , Sandra Lynne Chutter of Cleveland, TN, two brothers
and
sisters-in-law, George and Dorothy Chutter of Ohio, Richard and
Kathleen
Chutter of Plant City, FL, three sisters and two brothers-in-law,
Virginia
Logue of Plant City, Annette and Benny Stanley of Cobb County, GA, Mary
and
Paul Forkner of Lakeland, FL, three grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren,
many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were
held on Thursday, April 14, 2011 from the Wells Funeral Home Chapel in
Plant
City, FL. Interment and graveside
services followed in the Mount Enon Church Cemetery. The
family met with friends at the Wells
Funeral Home on Wednesday evening from 6-9.
Mountain
View
Funeral Home of Blairsville was in charge of the local arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuenralhome.com
ROBERT LEONARD CHUTTER
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